{"id":48827,"date":"2022-07-30T23:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T23:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=48827"},"modified":"2022-07-30T23:00:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T23:00:59","slug":"how-to-block-someone-on-instagram-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-instagram-2","title":{"rendered":"How to Block Someone on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a074c5606cf6\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a074c5606cf6\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a074c5606cf6\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-instagram-2\/#How_to_Block_Someone_on_Instagram\" title=\"How to Block Someone on Instagram\">How to Block Someone on Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-instagram-2\/#Unblocking_a_user_on_Instagram\" title=\"Unblocking a user on Instagram\">Unblocking a user on Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-instagram-2\/#Restricting_a_user_on_Instagram\" title=\"Restricting a user on Instagram\">Restricting a user on Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-instagram-2\/#Blocking_a_user_on_Instagram\" title=\"Blocking a user on Instagram\">Blocking a user on Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-instagram-2\/#Reporting_inappropriate_posts_on_Instagram\" title=\"Reporting inappropriate posts on Instagram\">Reporting inappropriate posts on Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Block_Someone_on_Instagram\"><\/span>How to Block Someone on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; max-width:29% width:auto; max-height:326px; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/CBlqwAy.png\" alt=\"how to block on instagram\" align=\"right\"> <\/p>\n<p>In this article we&#8217;ll cover how to block someone on Instagram, report inappropriate posts, and reversibly block a user. Then, we&#8217;ll look at how to unblock and restrict a user in the future. We&#8217;ll also cover reporting inappropriate posts and unblocking a user if they&#8217;ve violated your trust. Let&#8217;s get started! Follow these steps to block or restrict a user on Instagram.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unblocking_a_user_on_Instagram\"><\/span>Unblocking a user on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How do you unblock a user on Instagram? First, go to a user&#8217;s profile and click the three dots located at the top right of the screen. Tap Unblock, confirm, or Ignore to remove the block. To expedite the process, click the follow or unlock button. Once you have completed these steps, the user will be able to follow you again. If they don&#8217;t want to be followed back, they can ignore your request.<\/p>\n<p>If you accidentally blocked a user, you can still unblock them. Just follow these steps. You can unblock a single profile at a time, or all the blocked users at once. Once you have unblocked the user, you must confirm your action. The Manage Blocked Users link is located at the top of your Instagram profile. This link is displayed on all Instagram accounts. If you don&#8217;t know who blocked you, visit their profile to see how to unblock them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restricting_a_user_on_Instagram\"><\/span>Restricting a user on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several different ways to restrict a user on Instagram. You can restrict the amount of media shared with you or limit the number of people you can follow. Restricting a user&#8217;s account on Instagram also prevents them from seeing your posts, but you can&#8217;t unrestrict them. You can still follow or unfollow them, but you will no longer see their posts. The following steps will explain how to restrict a user&#8217;s account on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>First, check whether you&#8217;ve restricted the account. You can do this by checking your recent activity status and profile settings. If you see a green &#8220;Active Now&#8221; dot in the profile picture, you&#8217;re probably restricted. In addition, you can check whether new comments appear beneath your messages. If they&#8217;re not visible, you can ask a friend to confirm the restriction for you. If you&#8217;re unsure whether a user is restricted, you can always manually check their account to make sure it wasn&#8217;t done by the Instagram team.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blocking_a_user_on_Instagram\"><\/span>Blocking a user on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Instagram, blocking a user prevents them from following your posts and comments. You can unblock this user at any time, and their posts will be visible again if you follow them again. To block a user, first log into your account and tap on their name in the top right corner. If the user has followed you back, you can tap on the person&#8217;s profile to remove it from your profile. You will need to follow the person again to unblock them.<\/p>\n<p>To block a user on Instagram, simply go to the person&#8217;s profile. Click on the icon next to the person&#8217;s name to see their profile. If you&#8217;re not sure who you&#8217;re blocking, you can use the search bar to look for the person&#8217;s username and select &#8216;Block&#8217;. Once you&#8217;ve clicked on this icon, the person&#8217;s profile will be blocked, and they will no longer be able to see your posts or comments.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reporting_inappropriate_posts_on_Instagram\"><\/span>Reporting inappropriate posts on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are many ways to report inappropriate posts on Instagram. One of the easiest ways is to swipe left on a comment you believe is inappropriate. Tap on the &#8220;&#8230;&#8221; icon in the upper right corner of the post and select &#8220;Report This Comment.&#8221; Then, select the appropriate reason for flagging the post. You can choose to report a post to the entire account or to specific users. If you want to report a post to the account of another user, you must provide additional details.<\/p>\n<p>If you feel that a post is infringing on your copyright or intellectual property, you can report it to Instagram. 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